Review of Midnight Special (2016) by Bradley J — 19 Jul 2016

Midnight Special has all the makings of a great film but can just as easily be written off as pretentious dribble.

An amazing cast, sensible script and believable dialogue dresses up a seemingly biblical tale that illustrates the existence of a supernatural race and a child's destiny to join them.

Perhaps it's a story about parental love, or the second coming of Christ, or aliens, the list goes on. Whatever it is it's clearly beyond our scope of understanding.

And I suppose that's the point, we're not meant to "get it" but such mythical themes can only be so shrouded before it's seen as senseless.